Easter and flowers have always gone together – for me. From the tulips of the Pacific Northwest to the lush and tropical fuschia bougainvillea blossoms of Australia. I can’t imagine Easter without any flowers! Color for me is wonderfully inspiring, especially at Easter. Growing up in North America, it always was my herald of […]
Easter Sunday Contemplations….
A patina of grace. An eloquence that only time can give. This elegance that aging bestows upon a thing somehow transcends the modern notions of youthful, ‘perfect’ Beauty. As I continue on with Segment 3 of the 7 part Zen Series, the chosen Wabi Sabi element is “Koko.” The prior […]
The Freedom to express the hidden artist, to let go and speak out with my own voice has been a work in progress. It doesn’t happen overnight. Nor within the timespan of a short art course. I must look at art differently. Art is like life, and life is like art. I view art as […]
Day One of Zen…. How shall I describe the stillness? The sense of utter serenity inviting me into the depths amidst the day’s chaos. Yes…Those phones ringing with demanding angry callers. Horns blaring, impatience mounting. But here, within is Seijaku. 7 Part Series of Zen Zen to me, is a calmness. But, a […]
Small, delicate. A little miniature watercolor painting created with Amethyst and Sodalite. Just 2 colors. But she hints at mystery and night. Wabi Sabi in Winter To hint, to infer and to suggest at the deeper mysteries, at the beauty of nature is very Zen, very Wabi Sabi. It is probably, I’d say, one of […]
Did you know that learning to create Abstract paintings is a fabulous way to teach yourself art basics of Design and Tonal Values? I think that is why I consider abstracts one of the most Challenging genres to master. I do not say that I have mastered the realm of Abstracts. But I do certainly […]
Spring bursts forth and we all feel like dancing! Dreariness be gone! Flowers color up the landscape like the Christmas lights that brightened our homes those dark days of December. And, a stunning bold magenta tulip, with petals curling and curving in coy shyness. South. In the Southern Hemisphere, Australia, Autumn […]
The Beauty of the Forest continues…. little did I realize what the blossoms of the gum tree could create as the nut matured. Once the flowers have fallen off the nut hardens. As it does, it creates a stunning magenta and crimson inner circle, from which the Star emerges. I have gone years […]
I enjoy Nature. I love becoming absorbed with the small snippets and microcosms that segments can offer our eye and our imagination. It stirs. It Inspires! Combining Loves, Watercolor and Trees Its no secret that I adore trees. A Tree Hugger, at times. You look through my posts, it becomes evident. The post Tantalising […]